Cheeseburger Soup

December 27, 2012

I hope that you all had a fantastic holiday! Mine was great except for the fact me and the hubby came down with really bad head colds! I had something completely different planned for dinner and the only thing that sounded good was soup. Plus it was snowing all day. Perfect soup day. This soup was so delicious! It is an award winning soup and it is excellent. I loved the cheesy flavor and I loved that it was different than other soups that we had tried. It became an instant favorite and it made a lot so I am excited to have leftovers!

Lord, have mercy this was soooo good!! What I did a little different was when I fried the hamburg, when it was no longer pink I added ketchup and Dijon mustard (two things I like on a cheeseburger). I let this simmer for about 15 min or more until the meat absorbed all the liquid and it was not runny. Second, I like peppers on my burger, so I added a pouch of velveeta cheese sauce w/ jalapenoes. I did put a little bit of processed cheese in and one can of condensed Cheddar Cheese soup along with the sour cream and two cups of shredded cheddar. I didn’t think it was quite thick enough so I melted some butter and flour and added milk and when that was really thick, I added it to the soup.

That’s it…..tastes just like a cheeseburger!! A cheeseburger that I like, anyway!!

Thank you for your thickening suggestion! I always prefer a thicker soup too. Instead of the potatoes, I found the frozen potatoes (by the frozen hash browns) and used those instead. Also, I used canned carrots. I know, I skimped on the full-blown recipe but I think it came out just FAB! Thanks for such a great recipe!

I am sure that you can! You can just brown the ground beef and cook it with the veggies and potatoes in the chicken broth on low for 4-6 hours. Then I would stir the velveeta, milk and last ingredients in towards end and let it heat through and allow cheese to melt. I am not sure if you could cook the velveeta in the slow cooker the whole time?? I may have to experiment and let you know how it turns out!

I made this last week in the crockpot and I waited until about 1/2 hr before serving to add the flour, milk and cheese. I actually forgot to add the sour cream and really didn’t miss it. This soup is even better heated up the next day – YUM. Will absolutely be adding this to my favorites.

But I am making this again for my family on Sunday. I am going to substitute it with Turkey meat and that should reduce the calories a little bit. I was also going to try to substitute with real cheese instead of processed to see how that turns out!

Looks yummy-but the sodium content is nearing a person’s full requirement for the day (~1700mg)…and too much salt (mainly from processed foods not table salt) is one of the main culprits in our modern diets. It is hidden in everything. So to make the recipe somewhat better for you and kids, I would try some or all of the following:
1. substitute the broth with a low sodium version
2. substitute the processed cheese with real cheese. All cheeses are high in sodium but real cheese tends to be lower than processed and even skim varieties sometimes-Some lower sodium cheeses include my fave, swiss cheese, as well as mozza, and goat cheese. I think a mix of swiss and mozza would be good in this recipe!
3. substitute beef with ground chicken or turkey
4, substitute sour cream with non fat unflavored greek yogurt (tastes the exact same and is super high in protein!)
4. add extra veggies (peppers, spinach, tomatoes)-like I see other people have mentioned doing!

When using real cheese instead of processed cheese, make sure to use sharp cheddar cheese… it melts better and will have less oily texture.. I use sharp cheddar is just about all my cheese dishes. Will have to share some with you sometime.. I made Crock-pot Cheesy Salsa chicken last night with mashed potatoes & green beans.. it was fantastic. Kind of like the quick spanish version of chicken caccatorie.(sp?).. I cannot wait to try this soup, but think I will double it and use half & half instead of the milk & sour cream.. can’t wait. Thank you Alyssa

I’ve been making this soup for years. It is sooooooooooooooooooooooo good!!! My kids love it. I’ve also thrown it in a crock pot and have brought it to work for soup/salad potluck. Co-workers love it!! I usually double the recipe. It freezes well. Also, I don’t peel my potatoes and it is still great!!

Made this tonight …found it on pinterest. My whole family LOVED it. It has been a long time since my kids have given a meal such a vigorous thumbs up. My 6 year old even said she wants to have it in a thermos for school lunch tomorrow. Thanks!

i will b making this tonight, u could also add ur flour with the veggies n butter after thy r cooked, then add the liq, it will thicken up just fine, without dirtying another skillet, and u can also use veggie stock instead of a meat stock…happy cooking!!!!

I made this tonight and for all you non-velveta cheese lovers…cheese in it works beautifully. I doubled the recipe due to large family I feed. I used 2 lbs lean ground beef. I added garlic powder to the beef as it was browning. I used approx. 1 cup of cheez whizz and then used about 1 cup of cheddar cheese. I also had a bit of cheddar cheese ball left over from holiday parties and cut that up into it. The rest was followed as per recipe of course with doubling amounts. My family enjoyed it.This recipe is very similar to a potato soup recipe I’ve made for years. It calls for 1/2 and 1/2 cream and next time I make this I think I’ll use cream instead of milk. Definately a keeper of a recipe

Made this tonight. It was fantastic! I used beef broth instead of chicken and it was supper yummy. I also left out the celery (yuck!). My whole family loved it! We took the advice of some of the other commentors and added diced pickles, crumbled bacon, diced tomatoes. my sister-in-law added green chilies. My husband tried it with the ketchup. He loved it! Thanks for this recipe. This will become a regular in our rotation.

Just made this it was easy and great!!made just a few changes. used Velveeta and pepper jack 1/2 and 1/2.left the sour cream out and then just put a spoon of it in the bowl and topped it with green onion. will make again:)

Made this over the weekend and it was fabulous. The only change I made was using ground turkey instead to make it somewhat lighter and also used fresh parsley which I added at the end of the cooking when I stirred in the sour cream. Lots of ideas for tweaking it in the future just for fun, but it is a winner just as written! Thanks so much!!

Sounds delicious. I have an illness called Myasthenia Gravis, a neurological disorder. One of its manifestations is an inability to swallow. For a long time, my wife had to puree all solid foods. I had a craving for a cheeseburger. She bought a Wendy Burger and put it in the blender, added some V8 vegetable juice for a thinner and turned on the Waring. It was the best soup I have ever eaten. So good, in fact, that the cafeteria at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston has added cheeseburger soup to its offerings. JC

This was scrumptious! Instead of velveeta I used 2 cups of shredded cheddar, used ground turkey instead of beef, and added chopped turkey bacon at the end. Oh momma, it was tasty. Our local irish pub had this soup on special and I was determined to remake it, just wanted a healthier version, close runner up! Thank you!

Tuckermomof3, Have u tried highlighting the recipe & then right click & give’s u a coice to print as is or print preview & more, but how i do it when there’s no print button, can do all a little of any page,recipe or a line or 2.. easy this way..

Thank you for this recipe, it was so good I made it in my slow cooker, I just cooked the ground beef first and added an extra cup of broth, I also used beef broth instead of chicken broth, I also took advice from other comments & added the milk, sour cream, flour & cheese in the last 1/2hr, turned out awsome, thanks again

We’re having a soup/salad fundraiser at work this Friday for the March of Dimes. I volunteered to bring soup but wanted to make something different. Your recipe for “Cheeseburger Soup” was the first recipe I saw and it looked so good and different that I decided I would make it tonight (Wednesday) to allow it time to cool down. Tomorrow night I will transfer the soup to Ziplock freezer bags and then Friday I plan to take the bags to work and put in the crock pot to warm up and serve. Of course I am the “official” taste tester and I have to say this is the BEST soup I think I’ve ever made. So delicious! Thanks for sharing. I hope it’s as big a hit at work as it is in our home!!!!

I made this tonight for dinner and we loved it! I had to substitute a couple of things; I didn’t use carrots, I used a blend of colby and cheddar cheese and I used gluten free flour. My husband and I both had seconds.

I am making this as we speak, and I cannot WAIT to try it!! I made some quick french bread the other night to have with my dinner, and it will go perfectly with this soup. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

I’ve made this soup 3 times, double batches. Everyone love this soup!!! I even sing it a song as I’m bringing everything together at the end…”You are so beautiful to me” Then a chuckle cause I’m so corny, Thanks!!

Made this for my husband and he LOVED it. We use ground turkey instead of ground beef.. Next time I think I will use part ground turkey, part sausage for a bit more flavor. Either that, or I will season the ground turkey while it’s cooking. We also don’t eat processed food, so we sub out the Velveeta cheese for hand-grated block cheese. GREAT recipe to make again and again! Yum!

This soup sounds absolutely incredible! I’m definitely going to put this on my to-do list for the coming week-end! Wish that I’d found this recipe a long time ago so that my mother could have tried it- she loved soup!

I was just wondering what is the serving size. I am planing on making this today for lunch tomorrow, but wanted to insure that there would be enough to feed my family of 5. We are pretty hardy eaters.
Thank you and have a blessed day.

Made this for the first time tonight. It was amazing! My 3 older kids who can’t stand onions or celery LOVED it! My son said his first taste was like heaven! Will definitely be making this many more times as it’s getting colder!! Thank you for sharing!

I had this soup on my B-day, .for the first time, at a restaurant (Friday) and was immediately smitten. Found this recipe and made it Sunday with a couple of changes. I used sweet potatoes instead of white, added whole wheat egg noodles and crispy bacon. Instead of using Velveeta and milk, I used cheese soup which worked unbelievably. This is definitely a keeper. It is thick, warm, delish and very comforting. I will try a double batch next time and one will be an experiment with the preferred unprocessed cheese. Will keep you posted. I will give 4 stars instead of 5 because of the processed cheese.

Alyssa, I’m a little irritated on your behalf. I was trying to find your recipe through Pinterest and after some clicking, found myself at http://agaithergirlsperspective.blogspot.com/2013/03/spicy-cheeseburger-soup.html?m=1. She’s altered the recipe a little but… SHE’S USING YOUR PICTURE. And I can’t find credit coming back to you anywhere. I didn’t really want to tattle but this is happening more and I think that those who do the work should get the credit!!

OH my gosh!! You are amazing for taking the time and letting me know! I will have to message her about it. Blogging would be so easy of you just used others peoples pictures! Lol! So much work and editing goes into the pictures. Thanks again for letting me know! XO

I made this tonight, it was so good.. Kinda reminded me of a cheesy potato soup! I went to the salad bar at my local grocery store and filled up containers with their precut carrots, onion, and celery. Not even 3 bucks! Very yummy and very affordable

I fixed this last winter and was just thinking about fixing it today ,It is great and so yummy and make you all warm inside, my husband loved it and he doesn’t care for potatoes in a soup, very easy and you can’t have just one bowl, I served it with mexican cornbread, it’s a winner.

Oh my, this was tasty! Perfect cold-weather comfort food. I realize now that I forgot the sour cream, but it was fine without… it would make a nice garnish. Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe! Velveeta rocks old school.

I always enjoy your recipes, and this looks like it will fill in a page in my personal cook book to make for my friends and family when we get together… which with recipes like this.. they will never forget to invite me to one of their get togethers.. .lol…

WOW, this was so good! Made it last night for my family and my husband and older son loved it. My husband who never takes leftovers actually took this for lunch today. He even sent me a text with a picture of him eating it and said I can make this as often as I’d like.

I used half and half and shredded cheese versus velvetta and it all worked nicely.

Oh my goodness, this was wonderfu! A pretty easy dinner on a busy weeknight – I chopped up all the veggies ahead of time. I had a little more meat than called for, so I just increased the broth as needed and the flavor was still absolutely wonderful. Even my husband, not usually a soup fan, loved it. Thank you for the recipe!

I made this soup last night for dinner. I used ground turkey in stead of beef. It was fantastic. I’m adding this to my rotating menu list. I hoped for leftovers so I wouldn’t have to cook tonight. Sadly, not a drop was left!

So I made this last night and it was so good!! Toasted up some crusty bread to go with it!! It was so easy to make! The longest part was getting all the ingredients cut, chopped and shredded!! Very easy to make!! If u love cheese you’ll love this soup!!

Just made this soup for the first time, as well as a pot of chicken noodle soup that I knew my family would eat. The cheeseburger soup was a hit, and I will make it again. Now we have an entire pot of chicken noodle soup left over for dinner tomorrow!! Yippee. One thing though….it wasn’t really quick to make. Took well over an hour from start to finish. The chicken noodle soup was ready at least 30 minutes prior to the cheeseburger soup. Not a soup I would want to start making after a long day at work. So this will likely be a weekend recipe, or at least all the prep done in advance of the actual cooking.

made this last night for supper yummy yummy. I dont care for Velveeta so I used two cups of shredded cheddar it was amazing. I also didnt have Celery so that was out. One thing I will do differenlty next time in more hamburger and less potatos.. It was really good though and I made it after work. I get off at 5 so it is a good meal to put together after work too

I made this tonight….I added a few things…minced onion and minced garlic, a bit of paprika. I used all ingredients asked for but did my flour with my onions, celery, carrot and spice mixture. Instead of fresh potatoes I used O’Briens Hashbrown (frozen) which added some peppers and sprinkle of color… It was delicious! My family was head over heels for it, I will make it again and again. I love one pot wonders and this one is just wonderful…thank you!! My family thanks you!

Made this tonight and it was very yummy! However, no mention of when to add the tomatoes. I only had canned diced tomatoes on hand, so I added them at the end to just warm them without boiling them. Taking a bowl of it to work tomorrow for lunch

I want to make this but must sub out the Velveeta. I cannot handle that stuff since a couple years ago when I made a dip, it was late when we got home and I didn’t clean it out of the crock pot, the next day it was one solid mass, that just freaked me out and I will not use it.
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I found this soup to be a bit bland so I modified a bit…more salt, only 1/2 the velveeta (as my daughter HATES processed cheese), a GOOD handful of shredded 4 year old white cheddar, and 1/2 beef broth and 1/2 chicken broth. I did not understand why chicken broth with a beef based dish. We also omitted the milk and sour cream and only used half the roux. With the modifications, it was truly fabulous. Tasted a lot like Hamburger Helper Cheeseburger Dinner without the ‘fake’ flavor. Will try it with some milk next time, we only had skim type milk and I did not think it would do this soup justice. It cries for a whole milk to add richness.

Absolutely delicious!! I always make a super huge pot of soup to have as leftovers for another day….there were no leftovers : ) The only change I made was substituted Beef Stock (not bouillon) instead of Chicken stock. Yummm!

Made this a few nights ago. We are trying to stay away from potatoes so I substituted with cauliflower. It was delicious. I also added a few chopped mushrooms. I will for sure be making this again very soon.

My children are all grown, when they come home for the Holidays they spend several days at my house. They always want Cheeseburger soup for one of the meals..I always add cayenne pepper for a little spice!

I’ve been using this recipe for years! Last night I substituted in white sweet potatoes and added some chopped green peppers. I also used shredded Montery Jack cheese along with some slices of Kraft american cheese. The white sweet potatoes actually have so much more flavor than regular potatoes…and they are sweet! This is an amazingly versatile recipe. Easy to throw in some extras to increase number of servings. Fun to experiment with changing up some of the ingredients!

I rarely comment on food blogs, but I felt very strongly about this recipe! It was amazing! My family loved it and so did I. Thank you so much for sharing! I have made it twice in the past two weeks! My picky eater just had three helpings!

I just made this for dinner tonight… I made bow-tie pasta with it, so I used 1/4 the amount of potatoes. I also used extra Velveeta and made extra roux. I didnt need the sour cream at the end either, so I didnt use that.

AMAZING recipe, we’ve had seconds and wishing we could go on for thirds but we are both stuffed!! Everything the recipe calls for – the spices, etc…were spot on. It was absolutely delicious, a winner, and I shared it on facebook with a raving review.

I made this for dinner last night and the whole family loved it! I added mushrooms that I sautéed with the onions, it was sooooo good. I will be making it again this weekend for our superbowl party. Thank you.

Yum. This was great. The only thing I did different was use cream rather than milk. I also used regular cheese. Mainly because that is what I had. I’m in Texas and we frequently make SOS (hamburger meat w/white gravy). The soup reminds me a lot of SOS…in soup form! It is a great combination of hamburger and potato soup..which is what I was looking for. I tried to give it 5 stars but it would not let me.

This dish is a TOTAL STAPLE in our home now. In just 1 1/2 months we’ve made it about 10 times! EVEN MY PICKY DAUGHTER LOVES IT! I am here again tonight preparing the recipe because she specifically asked for me to make this tonight. THANK YOU!!!

Made this soup tonight. Had no chicken broth so I used beef instead. Used the cheddar cheese as well. I also added a can of chopped green chilies for a little kick. Loved it and my kids couldn’t get enough!!!

Absolutely love this soup! I have made it several times & it’s always a hit! Perfect for a cold night! The only substitution I make is ground turkey instead of beef & I shred cheese from the block & it’s just phenomenal! Thanks for sharing!!

What’s your recommendation on freezing? I’m having a baby soon and getting prepped. What I’m looking for is a way to do as much of the work now so I don’t have to do much of any later, but I also don’t want it to lose all it’s flavor in the freeze process. How would you go about that?

OM goodness. Not only is this a recipe that my WHOLE FAMILY will eat, we have made it so many times since I found this recipe (last winter) that I ended up growing an entire potato patch (and onions) to make this all winter long!

In addition, I homeschool my daughter (she is a sophomore this year) and for “home ec” I am teaching her to cook various recipes. She needs to go price out and buy the ingredients (getting some money economics in there too!), do all the prep work and make the meal.

Here’s the cool thing that I wanted to share with you. When I asked her what dinners she wanted to learn to make, her very first and QUITE PASSIONATE reply was YOUR RECIPE for this soup!!!

And as I type this, she has gone to the store and brought home the ingredients and we are about to put it together and make it.

So thank you for posting this recipe and for being a part of my daughter’s cooking class lessons!

I wonder if you could sub cottage cheese for the sour cream without any issues? I puree it (sometimes) and sub it when I can. Awesome with baked potatoes. Packed with protein and you can’t tell the difference!

I made this tonight. It was delicious. But I expected a soup with a thinner consistency. It had a consistency of baked potato soup. It was very good. Did I do something incorrectly? Used Russet potatoes possibly to starchy?

Making this tonight – looks great! I notice that the photo shows shredded cheese on top, and the intro paragraph even says “topped with shredded cheese”, but it’s nowhere in the recipe or instructions (it just says to cook and stir until melted, nothing about adding it on top). No biggie, we can totally add it if we want, just thought I’d mention it.

love this soup! I changed a few things. Added 2 Cloves garlic, 1/2 block cream cheese, 1 tbsp Dijon mustard and for the cheese did 1 cup shredded cheddar and 1 Cup velvetta. I omitted the potatoes, carrots and dried basil. I also garnished it with chopped up pickles.

I doubled the hamburger and seasoned it with a blend of spices and simmered it in mustard after browning, added bacon, used real sharp cheddar cheese instead of velveeta and used 2 parts heavy cream 1 part milk. My family loved it and everyone had seconds. I also added Sriracha to my personal servings for some extra kick and it was great!

This soup is AMAZING!!!! My husband and daughter request it every week and it makes enough for two dinners so that’s saying something! I have shared this recipe with several friends and they all absolutely loved it too. If you haven’t made it yet, DO IT! Thank you so much for the recipe.